{"id":287995,"date":"2026-05-11T14:39:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T14:39:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/287995\/"},"modified":"2026-05-11T14:39:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T14:39:11","slug":"6-bodies-found-in-a-boxcar-in-south-texas-heres-what-we-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/287995\/","title":{"rendered":"6 bodies found in a boxcar in South Texas. Here&#8217;s what we know"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Six individuals were found dead in a boxcar in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/money\/business\/2026\/05\/05\/texas-stores-set-for-walmart-remodels-at-72-sites-which-locations-next\/89944172007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:South Texas;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;South Texas&quot;}\" class=\"link \">South Texas<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Jose Espinoza, public information officer with the Loredo Police Department, told USA TODAY that just after 3 p.m. on May 10, a Union Pacific worker called the police department after finding six individuals in a boxcar.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Upon arrival, police requested local fire and EMS to assist with the individuals, but all six were confirmed dead on scene.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"A cargo train coming from Mexico is seen crossing the border into the U.S., as seen from Laredo, Texas, U.S. June 2, 2019. REUTERS\/Carlos Jasso\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/3e2d6c8eaf8d0247477606bc9701926f.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>A cargo train coming from Mexico is seen crossing the border into the U.S., as seen from Laredo, Texas, U.S. June 2, 2019. REUTERS\/Carlos Jasso<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Espinoza said the investigation is ongoing pending an autopsy from the medical examiner&#8217;s office, and the identities of the individuals are not going to be released until the next of kin are informed.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Loredo, Texas, is two-and-a-half hours south of San Antonio and sits along the Texas-New Mexico Border. Sunday&#8217;s reported high temperature was in the 90s.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Mateo Rosiles is the Texas Connect reporter for USA TODAY and its regional papers in Texas. Got a news tip for him? Email him:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/presto-suite.gannettdigital.com\/quick-view\/mrosiles@usatodayco.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:mrosiles@usatodayco.com.;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;mrosiles@usatodayco.com.&quot;}\" class=\"link \">mrosiles@usatodayco.com.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">This article originally appeared on USATNetwork: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/nation\/2026\/05\/11\/6-bodies-found-inside-union-pacific-boxcar-in-laredo-texas\/90026907007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:6 bodies found inside Union Pacific boxcar in Laredo, Texas;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;6 bodies found inside Union Pacific boxcar in Laredo, Texas&quot;}\" class=\"link \">6 bodies found inside Union Pacific boxcar in Laredo, Texas<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Six individuals were found dead in a boxcar in South Texas. 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